On a recent road trip to New Hampshire and Maine, I could not resist stoping by Mount Washington to drive up the auto road. Quick way up, quick way down, and here are the photos. You can find all my Mount Washington photos on my stock site.
A motorcyclist drives the Mount Washington auto road in New Hampshire Friday June 14, 2013. The Mount Washington Auto Road is a 7.6 mi (12.2 km) toll road that extends from New Hampshire Route 16 in Pinkham Notch to the summit of Mount Washington in the White Mountains of the US state of New Hampshire.A man photographs the Mount Washington Cog Railway with his cellphone as the train leaves the mountain summit in New Hampshire Friday June 14, 2013. Using a Marsh rack system and one or two steam locomotives and four biodiesel powered locomotives to carry tourists to the top of the mountain, the Mount Washington Cog Railway is the world's first mountain-climbing cog railway (rack-and-pinion railway).The Mount Washington Cog Railway leaves the mountain summit in New HampshireHikers walk on a Mount Washington trail in New Hampshire Friday June 14, 2013.A man walks on the Huntington Ravine Trail on Mount Washington in New Hampshire Friday June 14, 2013.Women wearing hijabs walk amongst cairns on Mount Washington in New Hampshire Friday June 14, 2013. A cairn is a man-made pile (or stack) of stones usually used to mark mountain bike and hiking trails.Cairns are pictured by the Huntington Ravine Trail on Mount Washington in New Hampshire Friday June 14, 2013.A group of man looks at the view and take pictures near motorcycles parked at the Mount Washington summit in New Hampshire Friday June 14, 2013.
On the flank of Rattlesnake Mountain, the Redstone Red Granite quarry is an industrial archeological site dating back to the late 1800’s in Conway, New Hampshire. You can learn more about the history of the quarry on the WhiteMountainHistory.org website.
A lathe used to rough turn and polish granite columns is left to decay at the Redstone Red Granite quarry in Redsone (part of Conway), New Hampshire Thursday June 13, 2013. On the flank of Rattlesnake Mountain, the granite quarries is an industrial archeological site dating back to the late 1800's.A wooden derrick mast is left to decay at the Redstone Red Granite quarry in RedsoneOld machineries are left to decay at the Redstone Red Granite quarry Old machineries are left to decay at the Redstone Red Granite quarryOld machineries are left to decay at the Redstone Red Granite quarry
If you want to see cool things, never take the freeway. Here is a collection of what I saw driving the 302 in New Hampshire. Yes, I like cool signs.
Willey House historical Site is pictured in the Crawford Notch State Park is seen in New Hampshire Wednesday June 12, 2013. formerly a small inn and residence in Crawford Notch, The Willey House is the site of a landslide that claimed nine lives in August of 1826.The Russell snow plow #68 is left to decay at the Bartlett Roundhouse in Bartlett, New Hampshire Wednesday June 12, 2013. The Maine Central Railroad Company was chartered in 1856 and was purchased by U.S. Filter Corporation in 1980. Built in 1923 for the Portland Terminal Railroad Company, a subsidiary of the Maine Central Railroad, it was purchased in 1975 by the Conway Scenic Railroad.An abandoned railroad car of the Maine Central Railroad Company is seen at the Bartlett Roundhouse in Bartlett, New Hampshire Wednesday June 12, 2013. The Maine Central Railroad Company was chartered in 1856 and was purchased by U.S. Filter Corporation in 1980.The Bretton Woods Monetary Conference marker in Carroll, New Hampshire Wednesday June 12, 2013. The Bretton Woods Conference, formally known as the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference, was the gathering of all 44 Allied nations to regulate the international monetary and financial order after the conclusion of World War II.The Crawford Notch State Park is seen in New Hampshire Wednesday June 12, 2013. Located on U.S. Highway 302, in northern New Hampshire, the park occupies the center of Crawford Notch, a major pass through the White Mountains.
The small town of Derby Line in Vermont was built on the border. Literally ON the border.
A black line marking the international border between the United States and Canada runs in the middle of the Haskell Free Library and Opera House in Derby Line, Vermont Wednesday June 12, 2013. The 103-year-old building was built as a symbol of friendship between the two nations.Giant flower pots block the road crossing to Canada in Derby Line, Vermont
The border was even more porous when I crossed in 2011. There was no flower pots « guarding » the International border.
Canadian and American border is pictured between Derby Line, Vermont, and Stanstead, Quebec, Sunday August 7, 2011.
The Milwaukee Art Museum might be the most beautiful building I ever laid my eyes on. I had the chance to visit the MAM in a recent trip to Milwaukee for my travel story: Milwaukee: beer, motorcycles and rock n’ roll. I could not photograph the Milwaukee Art Museum in the golden hour, so I don’t know if the light plays with it like the National Gallery of Canada (other photos here) in Ottawa, but it is a must see.
The wings of the Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) are seen in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Friday June 28, 2013. Designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) has a collection of over 30,000 works of art serving over 350,000 visitors a year.The Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) is seen in Milwaukee, WisconsinThe lobby of the Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) is seen in MilwaukeeThe lobby of the Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) is seen in MilwaukeeA corridor of the Milwaukee Art Museum
A decaying 1971 City of Detroit crest is seen in Detroit Eastern Farmers market in Detroit (Mi) Saturday June 8, 2013.Vacated Michigan Central Station is seen in the Corktown district of Detroit Sunday June 9, 2013. Built for the Michigan Central Railroad, Michigan Central Station (also known as Michigan Central Depot or MCS) was Detroit's passenger rail depot from its opening in 1913 until the cessation of Amtrak service on January 6, 1988.General Motors corporate headquarters is seen in Detroit Renaissance Center Saturday June 8, 2013. General Motors Company, Inc., commonly known as GM is an American multinational automotive corporation.A woman lays on the ground to take a picture of a graffiti near the Eastern Farmers Market in Detroit (Mi) Saturday June 8, 2013.Ford Field, Detroit opera house and Comerica park baseball field are seen from a People Mover station in Detroit entertainment district Saturday June 8, 2013.
Detroit Eastern Farmers market
A blacksmith works a piece of iron in Detroit Eastern Farmers market in Detroit (Mi) Saturday June 8, 2013. The largest open-air flowerbed market in the United States, the Eastern Market is a historic commercial district in Detroit, Michigan.A man grills sausages in Detroit Eastern Farmers market in Detroit (Mi) Saturday June 8, 2013.A Vendor selling colourful cloths is on an highway overpass at the Detroit Eastern Farmers market in Detroit
The 1932 Edison steam locomotive is seen in Dearborn' Greenfield Village in Dearborn, near Detroit (Mi) Saturday June 8, 2013. Founded by Henry Ford, the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village (more formally as the Edison Institute) preserves items of historical significance.The 1932 Edison steam locomotive is seen in Dearborn' Greenfield Village in Dearborn, near Detroit A vintage Stover Windmill is seen in Dearborn' Greenfield Village in Dearborn, near Detroit
